The Collaborative International Dictionary
Thecaphore
Thecaphore \The"ca*phore\, n. [Theca + Gr. fe`rein to bear: cf. F. th['e]caphore.] (Bot.)
A surface or organ bearing a theca, or covered with thec[ae].
See Basigynium.
Wiktionary
thecaphore
n. 1 (context botany English) A surface or organ bearing a theca, or covered with thecae. 2 (context botany English) A basigynium.